William Thomas Dotson

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 9:30AM to 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. William Thomas Dotson, 90, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on January 24, 2014 in Hollywood, MD. Born on July 19, 1923 in Mechanicsville, MD, he was the son of the late Ernest Joseph Dodson, Sr., and Mary Eleanor Dodson. William was the loving husband of Sarah Inez Dotson whom he married in 1947 for 60 years; she preceded him in death in 2007. William is survived by his children; Thomas Dotson (Dottie) of Leonardtown, MD, Nettie Neale of Waldorf, MD, Kenny Dotson of San Jose, CA, Joan Dotson (Sherman) of Mesquite, TX, Timothy Dotson (Barbara) of Lexington Park, MD, Mark Dotson (Mary) of Hollywood, MD, Cathy Siemonb (Emmanuel) of Brandywine, MD, 17 grandchildren, and 31 great grandchildren. Siblings; Regina Veronica Price of Washington, DC, Mary Magdalene Johnson of Mechanicsville, MD, Mary Artina Miles of Mechanicsville, MD, Jane Idola Dotson of Mechanicsville, MD Michael Garfield Dotson of Waldorf, MD, and Anthony Garnell Dotson of Waldorf, MD. He was preceded in death by his siblings; Carolyn Cecilia Pettis. Ernest Joseph Dodson, Jr., Herbert Jerome Dodson, Jeanette Theresa Drake, and Eleanor Dodson. William graduated from St. Mary’s County Public School and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He severed in the United States Army, serving in World War II, until December 1945. He also worked as a Pneumatic Tool Operator for the Federal Government retiring in 1975. William loved to work on cars, hunt, play cards with family and friends, was an avid gardener, and loved maintaining his yard and he was a member of the Knights of St. John. William is survived by a host of nephews, nieces, other family members, and friends. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Mechanicsville, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Mechanicsville, MD with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens Leonardtown, MD.